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From: "Sharon Covington Bayler" <sharon@...>

Ivan Basso and Francisco Mancebo joined Jan Ullrich on the sidelines
of the Tour de France after organisers dumped two of the race's top
riders. Ullrich had already been suspended by his T-Mobile team Friday
morning when Tour director Christian Prudhomme announced the exclusion
of Giro victor Basso.

http://www.eurosport.com/cycling/tour-de-france/2006/sport_sto917082.shtml

http://www.eurosport.com/cycling/tour-de-france/2006/sport_sto917170.shtml

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